Screen.



W. G. LOGAN.

SCREEN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29; 190B.

Patented Mar. 2, 1909.

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W! T/VESSES WILLIAM G. LQGAN, OF HEADF GEORGIA.

SCREEN.

Specification Letters ratent.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Application filed July 29, 1908. Serial No. 446,000.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. LOGAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at 1 Headen, 1n the county of White and State of i Georgia, have invented certain new and usei ful Improvements in Screens; and I do hereclosed in the usual manner.

A further object is to provide a double frame for the screen and hingedly secure the sections thereof together.

A. further object is to provide screen material for each side of the frame, whereby a compartment will be formed between the two faces of the frame.

A further object is to provide inlets where- ,by the flies or other insects may pass between the two coverings on the frame.

A further object is to provide cone-shaped traps which will prevent the flies, etc., from escaping'from the interior of the frame and a still further object is to provide a trough for retaining any suitable form of food for the insects, said trough being placed in position to cause the insects to enter the interior of the'frame.

. Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

in the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application, Figure 1 is a 1 sideelevation of my improved screen complete. seen on line 22, Fig. i. 3 is a perspective view of one of the cone shaped traps removed from the screen. tive-vicw of the food-containing trough removed from the screen, and, Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing one-face of the screen provided with a sheet metal covering.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding arts throughout the several views, 1 and 2 indicate the sectionsempldved for constructing the frame 033 my improved screen, said Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof, as

sections being secured together at one edge by means of hinges 3, so that said sections may be opened or closed at will.

Secured to the outer faces of the sections .1 and 2 are strips of screen wire 4 and 5, respectively, which strips extend from end to end of the section and are secured thereto in any preferred manner. The strips of wire 4- and 5 are cut away at their lower ends and the edges of the sections land 2 beveled as shown at 6 and 7, so that flies or other insects may pass between the strips of screen wire 4 and 5, said beveled portions being at the lower end of the screen and in order to prevent the fiies and insects from leaving the space between the screen wires, a conical trap 8, preferably formed of screen wire, is placed between the strips 4 and 5 and is rovided at its lower end with a bar 9, WliOll' rests upon the'portions of the sections 1 and 2,.ha'ving the beveled edges 6 and 7, the bar 9' having 0.

a similar entrance way adjacent t e upper portion of the screen and inthis instance a plate 12 is introduced between the two screen sections 4 and 5, the ends thereof resting upon cleats 13, one end of each of the cleats being secured to the section 1 and extended over the section 2, the upper edges of said plate being beveled as best shown at 14, while the screen. wire immediately adjacent the bevel portions is cut away to form openings 15 and 16, through which the insects may readily pass and in order-to induce the flies I to enter through said openings, the upper face of the plate 12 is provided with a. trough or gutter l7, in which may be placed any suitable form of substance to attract the flies. The upper portion of the screen is likewise provided with a conical tra 18, the lower end of which is provided wit 1 a bar 19 having a flared slot 20 therethrough, through which the flies may readily pass into the trap, the upper end of the trap having an opening 21 similar to the opcningil in the trap 8.

tapered slot 10 ther'ethrough, through which the flies pass in entering the traps 8, while the upper end of the trap is" By providing the beveled sections and corresponding openings at each face of the frame formed by the sections 1 and 2, it will be readily seen that the insects may pass into the space between the two screens 4 and 5 from either side of the frame and it will likewise be seen that by providing the openings 15 and 16 towards the upper end of the screen, the insects in traveling upwardly over the strips of screen wire in their endeavor to enter or leave the building, will readily pass into the spaces between the wire sections and be retained therein until such time as it is dosired to destroy or release them b j opening the sections 1 and 2.

In order to prevent the edges of the wires adjacent the beveled portions from becoming bent or otherwise removed from close engagement with'the bars 9 and 19 and the edges of the plate 12, strips 22 are placed across the outer surface of the screen wires 4 and 5, adjacent the openings in the screen wire, said strips being secured to the frame sections 1 and 2 in any preferred manner.

If preferred, instead of using screen wire to cover the seetionsl and 2, a portion or all of the sections may be covereu with strips of sheet metal 23, said strips of sheet metal being provided with perforations 24 formed by striking in portions of the sheet metal and thereby admitting light to the interior of the frame, the tongues 25 formed by the struck-in portion, being arranged substantially conical, so that the insect will be prevented from passing outwardly through the perforations view of the extended ends of the ton ues 25.

It wi thus be seen that I have provided an economical form of combined screen and trap for insects and one that can be hingedly secured in position to cover a door-way or arranged to fit windows of various sizes. It

erases will likewise be seen that by providin the tra s and lacing them in the manner shown am provic ing openings, whereby access may he had to the interior of the screen, that the insects after seeing into the screen, will be securely held until such time as they are destroyed or released and it will likewise be seen that my improved screen may bepomstructed as shown without materially adding to the weight thereof and at the same time maintainingthe cost of the screen at the minin'iurn. l

W hat I claim is:

1. In a screen, the combination with a pair oi frame sections hingedly secured together; of screen material for the outer faces of both sections, said screen material having 0 enings therein, a plate having beveled c gee cooperating with the openings in the screen material, the base portion of the frame sections being likewise beveled to form openings at the lower ends of the screen material, tra s located above said. beveled portions an means to protect the selvage edges of the screen material.

2. in a screen, the combination with a pair of frame sections hingedly secured together, screen material. covering the outer faces of saidv sections, said material having openings therethrough to admit insects; ,of traps between the screen material, a plate cooperating with one .of said traps, said plate having beveled edges and a trough 7 5 formed therein to receive materials to attract the insects. p

In testimony whereof I have signcd my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM C. LOGAN.

' Witnesses: 7 Aug Dnvrnson, J. W. H. UNnnawooD; 

